平衡地位和级别

"In societies where Rank coexists with Status, every third level of Rank confers a free level of Status."

在{级别}和{地位}同时存在的社会里，每三级{级别} 赠送一级免费的{地位}。

This can have peculiar effects!

这可能会产生奇特的效果！

Compare three designs for naval officers:

比较如下三种设计的海军军官：

? Rank 4 [20] and Status 1[0]: total 20 points

? {级别 4 [20]}和{地位 1

}：总计20点

? Rank 5 [25] and Status 2

: total 25 points

? {级别 5 [25]}和{地位 2

}：总计25点

? Rank 5 [25] and Status 1[-5]: total 20 points

? {级别 5 [25]}和{地位 1 [-5]}：总计20点

The third officer has the same point cost as the first - but one more level of Rank.

第三位军官和第一位有相同的点数价值——但{级别}却高一级。

So why would anyone choose the first option over the third?

那会有人选第一个而不是第三个吗？

"As far as character points are concerned, it's an obvious decision, but characterization and storytelling may favor other choices."

如果只考虑角色点数，该选哪个很明显，但从角色塑造和故事情节的角度，也许另一个更合适。

"Typical Rank 5 officers will be Status 2; the officer who's only Status 1 will look a little shabby in comparison, which may hinder his getting good assignments."

典型的{级别 5}的军官应该有{地位 2}；那只有{地位 1}的军官可能看上去有点窝囊，这可能让他没法分配到好岗位上。

"The GM should treat this kind of mismatch as a source of plots 一 and point out the risk during character creation, so that players can decide whether they want that particular storyline for their characters."

GM 应当从这种错位中发掘情节——并且在创建角色阶段就指出相应的风险，好让玩家可以决定要不要为自己的角色选择这条故事线。

Converging Rank

级别叠加

Some organizations have personnel with different sorts of Rank.

有些组织里的人员身兼多种{级别}。

"For example, in a democracy, military and law enforcement officers often report to civil servants."

例如，在民主制社会，军队和执法人员通常向公务员汇报。

"At a low level, there are separate systems of Rank; at the top, they merge."

在低等级，存在相互分离的{级别}系统；在上层它们融合成一种{级别}。

"In this kind of setup, each person can only count one Rank as granting imputed Status (see above)."

在这种结构中，每个人身上能提供推定{地位}（【见上文】）的{级别}只记一种。

The situation is different when one person holds Rank in two unrelated organizations.

如果一个人在两个不相关的组织中持有{级别}，则是另一种情况。

"For example, the city manager of an important city (Administrative Rank 5) might also be a lieutenant in the Army Reserve (Military Rank 4); he gains +2 to Status from the first position and +1 from the second."

例如，某个重要城市的执行官（{行政级别 5}）可能同时也是一位陆军预备役中尉（{军事级别 4}）；他从第一个岗位中获得 +2 {地位}，从第二个岗位中获得 +1.

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Variant Numbers of Ranks